Live event recording policies in Microsoft Teams

Important

Teams live events retired on June 30, 2026. Events scheduled before June 30, 2026 are supported through February 28, 2027. Learn more about Teams live events retirement.

We recommend transitioning to the unified Teams events experience, which provides a centralized way to set up and manage digital and hybrid events at scale. Organizers can use templates to schedule town halls and create events from scratch to tailor the experience. To learn more, see Plan for Teams events.

There are multiple ways for your users to record a Microsoft Teams live event. The recording policies that you, as an admin manage, determine the available recording options for your users. This article explains the different settings.

The recording options are set using the PowerShell command Set-CsTeamsMeetingBroadcastPolicy.

Scheduling and option behaviors

There are two organizer options while scheduling a live event recording:

  • Recording available for producers and presenters

    • Recording file: Provides a recording file that producers and presenters can download after the event is over.
  • Recording available for attendees

    • DVR: A digital video recorder (DVR) allows attendees to rewind and pause during the event

    • VOD: A video on demand (VOD) allows attendees to watch after the event is over

Broadcast recording policy setting

As part of the broadcast policy, there's a setting that you can toggle to turn recording on or off for a live event.

  Recording available for producers and presenters Recording available for attendees
Always record Disabled and selected Enabled and selected
Organizer can record or not Enabled and selected by default Enabled and selected by default
Never record Disabled and not selected Disabled and not selected

Storage and persistence behavior

Option State DVR VOD Recording
Recording available for attendees Selected DVR is available and the Azure Media Services (AMS) asset is stored for 180 days Attendee can access and watch the event
Not Selected DVR is available and the AMS asset is stored for 180 days Attendee won't get access into the event after it's over
Disabled (Not selected) DVR is available and the AMS asset is deleted after the event Attendee won't get access into the event after it's over
Recording available to producers and presenters Selected An MP4 is created and stored for 180 days
Not Selected No file is created